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you don't need them outdoors, you need them indoors
by chovybizzass 5y ago
you don't need them outdoors, you need them indoors
- hhsub 5y agoDon't let good sense get in the way of politics.
- cbsks 5y agoThey already require masks indoors. There isn’t a lot of physical distancing at any school playground that I’ve seen. “CDC recommends that people who are not fully vaccinated wear a mask in crowded outdoor settings or during activities that involve sustained close contact with other people.” https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/k-12-guidance.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-...
- NonContro 5y agoNo one needs masks anywhere, except perhaps those currently symptomatic and needing to travel in public to access treatment. Children certainly don't: "Distancing, hybrid models, classroom barriers, HEPA filters, and, most notably, requiring student masking were each found to not have a statistically significant benefit" https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/08/the-science-of-masking-kids-at-school-remains-uncertain.html https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/08/the-science-of-maski... Its possible that the lack of regular human contact and connection (including not being able to see people's faces) is having seriously negative cognitive and development impacts on children; https://www.bmj.com/content/374/bmj.n2031 https://www.bmj.com/content/374/bmj.n2031